Netflix Introduces New Pricing Plans
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It sucks, but it will come back down to overall value. No one else offers a combo service like this right now, that lets people rent/stream movies that they don't care to own, or want to "test drive" first. Netflix's content deals will jump into the billions of $$$ soon-they had to raise prices eventually. Plus they're expanding into 40 more countries-something's gotta give.
Pardon me sounding ignorant(but I am) what sort of bit rate is the streaming at ? Is it HD streaming or just streaming at DVD levels of bit rate ? Assume that you need a fairly good connex as well to get a decent stream especially if you are getting HD streaming. Yet another bugbear here in UK.
Yeah, I understand the economics behind it, but what's supremely frustrating is that you might be streaming a TV show, like my wife and I were, and then without warning, Netflix removes it from the streaming queue. I believe they post it on the website, but we don't use the webpage interface too much anymore given how better the Xbox interface is now.
So the only way I can now see that content is through DVD rental.
We're going to have to pick one or the other - most likely it'll be streaming as we don't go through the discs like we used to.
I guess what I'll end up doing is start supporting my local independent rental place when I want to get a new release here or there - Bart & Greg's DVD Explosion.
I think it might be 720p at the max. I've heard claims of 1080i in the future, but that's a hells lot of bandwidth. You also have to remember it depends on the source too - so if the material is subpar, you'll see it. Other shows that had HD components look good though.
You need a decent connection for sure - I use a 5Mbps plan, but I doubt I get that on a regular basis.
Heck, it worked fine on 3 Mbps plan when we used that. Typically I can stream 2 devices on my current bandwith allocation.
Hey Ap-yeah I can definitely understand the frustration about the expiration in streaming-it's happened to us, too plenty of times. There are a few sites and apps out there that can alert you of expiration. But they could do a better job keeping you updated from their site directly, so you don't need to hunt around for 3rd party sites. I think Instaflix, or Feedfliks can help, but I think you need to pay a few bucks/month for some of the features. With all of the "alert" and "social media" tech and different functionalities websites now employ, it's definitely disappointing that they are not at least helping users get the most of their membership. I've tracked Nextflix for almost a decade, and been a member almost that long, as I am sure several members here, have been. And now that they push so incredibly hard with their streaming, and gave the disc the boot in many ways (not sure if you knew but some disc features were removed from instant queue, disc qty's removed, etc etc) there is not a fair warning when the streaming availability ceases.
+1 That's all we use. We did have the streaming with one DVD at a time, but we would never get around to watching the DVD, so we just kicked it back to streaming only. No complaints.
I think I'm leaving Netflix.... again.... blockbuster can do it for much cheaper, I fail to see why Netflix needs more money. Especially when they recieve a payout from the major movie studies for not renting new releases for 4 weeks
If they're availability of movies was better I'd have no problem
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ya their streaming library here in canada is pretty limited. But we do have the documentary "Petals"
I heard on the radio on the way into work this morning that they're hoping to push a lot of folks just to streaming content, get rid of the DVDs and their cost, and then expand the streaming catalog further.
We'll see.
Yeah, apparently the content managers and Ted Sarandos and others have publicly said this in interviews and their own investor conference calls. I'll stay tuned...
I'm gonna keep the streaming service (for my kids) and I'll probably jump ship to Blockbuster's online deal for the discs.
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